Psychiatry Research
Volume 135, Issue 2 , Pages 91-101, 15 June 2005

Abnormal subjective experiences of schizophrenia: Evaluation of the Eppendorf Schizophrenia Inventory

  • Reinhard Mass

      Affiliations

    • Center of Mental Health, Leppestr. 65-67, 51709 Marienheide, Germany
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  • Christian Haasen

      Affiliations

    • University Hospital Eppendorf, Psychiatric Clinic, Hamburg, Germany
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  • Ernst-Jürgen Borgart

      Affiliations

    • Psychosomatic Clinic, Bad Pyrmont, Germany

Received 11 October 2003; accepted 25 August 2004.

Abstract 

The Eppendorf Schizophrenia Inventory (ESI) is a new clinical questionnaire aimed at self-experienced cognitive disturbances that are considered to be diagnostically specific for schizophrenia. Two ESI validation studies are presented in this report. The aim of study I was to search for objective correlates of the ESI in 100 schizophrenic inpatients. In study II, the diagnostic validity of the ESI was examined by group comparisons (inpatients with first episode or chronic schizophrenia, alcoholism, depression, or obsessive-compulsive disorder, and healthy adults). Study I yielded numerous plausible correlations between ESI subscales and other clinical scales, neuropsychological tests, psychopathological interview data, and neurological symptoms. Study II supported the diagnostic validity of the ESI. A confirmatory factor analysis conducted with the combined schizophrenic sample from both studies corroborated the assumed factor structure. These results confirm the reliability and validity of the ESI.

Keywords: Eppendorf Schizophrenia Inventory, Subjective experiences, Psychometrics, Validation

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PII: S0165-1781(05)00101-0

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2004.08.011

Psychiatry Research
Volume 135, Issue 2 , Pages 91-101, 15 June 2005

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